
The Cars
Released
1978
The Cars arrived fully formed, Boston's finest translating CBGB's nervous energy into radio-ready perfection. Roy Thomas Baker's crystalline production turned power pop into sleek chrome, wrapping Ric Ocasek's deadpan cool and Benjamin Orr's honeyed vocals around synthesisers that hummed like neon signs.
Every track feels like a single because nearly all of them were, from Just What I Needed's jittery urgency to My Best Friend's Girl's infectious strut. Six times platinum proves new wave didn't need to choose between art and commerce.
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